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It was only a couple of weeks after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley that Palace were hit with a devastating sucker-punch. It was early July and south London was eagerly anticipating the prospect of Selhurst Park hosting Europa League football for the first time. But after Uefa deemed Palace to have breached its multi-club ownership rules – with American businessman John Textor holding stakes in both the Eagles and French side Lyon, who had also qualified for the Europa League – Glasner’s team were demoted to the Conference League.The shock verdict threatened to suck the…

Virginia Tech football’s 2026 schedule is a tale of two halves. The latter features key ACC road tests against Clemson, SMU and Miami, while the toughest test in the first six games likely comes in a Friday night home bout with Pitt (Oct. 2).Here’s a look at the first six games on Virginia Tech’s schedule this fall:Saturday, Sept. 5: vs. VMI (Lane Stadium; Blacksburg, Va.)Saturday, Sept. 12: vs. Old Dominion (Lane Stadium; Blacksburg, Va.)Saturday, Sept. 19: at Maryland (SECU Stadium; College Park, Md.)Saturday, Sept. 26: at Boston College (Alumni Stadium; Chestnut Hill, Mass.)Friday, Oct. 2: vs. Pitt (Lane Stadium; Blacksburg,…

NFL insider Jordan Schultz released an early 2027 NFL draft board based on conversations with college scouts, he reported Wednesday.Schultz’s board features Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith as the top overall prospect, followed by two quarterbacks in Texas’ Arch Manning and Oregon’s Dante Moore.Two offensive tackles in Texas’ Trevor Goosby and LSU’s Jordan Seaton round out Schultz’s top five.Schultz also ranked Texas defensive end Colin Simmons, Ole Miss defensive tackle Will Echoles, South Carolina defensive end Dylan Stewart, Texas wide receiver Cam Coleman and Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore among his top 10.An early 2027 NFL mock draft from…

Glamorgan Cricket has announced a one-year deal with Brains Brewery, which will run throughout the 2026 season, making the brewer the club’s official ale partner. The agreement includes matchday sponsorship and gives Brains pouring rights at Sophia Gardens across matchdays as well as the venue’s year-round conference and events programme. Ed Rice, commercial director at Glamorgan Cricket, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Brains as our Official Ale Partner for the 2026 season. “As a Cardiff-founded brand with such a proud heritage and deep connections to the Club, this partnership feels like a natural fit. “We’re particularly excited for supporters to…

Arsenal demand £20m for Gabriel Jesus, Manchester City prioritise move for Elliot Anderson and RB Leipzig adamant Liverpool target Yan Diomande is going nowhere. Arsenal are demanding up to £20m for Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 29, this summer. (Athletic – subscription required) , externalManchester City are prioritising a move for Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, as they look to kick-start the post-Pep Guardiola era. (Mail), externalBut City have no interest in signing Chelsea’s wantaway Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 25. (Sky Sports), externalRB Leipzig are adamant Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, who is a target for Liverpool,…

One of the biggest developments coming out of the SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fla., is that the conference is doing away with the oft-derided “cupcake weekend” of scheduling during the college football season.For those unaware, a “cupcake weekend” was generally the slate of games right before rivalry weekend, typically during the penultimate week of the season.Fans of other conferences are likely cheering this news, as they have viewed this week of games as a slap in the face to competitive college football late in the season, but for diehard SEC fans such as myself, it’s just the death of…

After spending the 2025 campaign with the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants, Younghoe Koo has found a new team. Per SNY’s Connor Hughes, the veteran kicker is signing with the New York Jets for the 2026 campaign. Koo started his career with the Los Angeles Chargers before a stint in the AAF. He returned to the NFL in 2019, first as a member of the New England Patriots’ practice squad before signing with Atlanta.He found success with the Falcons, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2020 after he had a 94.9 percent field goal rate and led the NFL…

Lance Pugmire has been a full-time boxing writer for nearly 20 years, serving now as BoxingScene’s U.S. Senior Writer and assistant producer for ProBoxTV’s “BoxingScene Today.” Pugmire capped a near 20-year career at the Los Angeles Times (sports investigations, NHL/MLB beat work, law enforcement/courts and boxing/UFC) to join The Athletic, and then USA Today. Pugmire’s stint at The Times started with the first Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight and the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jnr then-record pay-per-view, leading through a slew of ringside assignments at major bouts, including Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Canelo and the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy. Lance’s appreciation for boxing is rooted…

Martin Andersson took six wickets as Derbyshire Falcons thrashed Leicestershire Foxes by 85 runs to record their first win of the T20 Blast season. The seam-bowling all-rounder backed up a half-century with the bat by taking a career-best 6-23 with the ball, the best bowling figures by any Derbyshire bowler in T20 history.The Foxes, for whom Australian all-rounder Ashton Turner top-scored with 53 from 22 balls, suffered a third defeat, bowled out for 145 in 15.2 overs.Derbyshire capitalised on a lightning start to hammer a formidable 230-5 – just one short of their record in the format – after Caleb…

Jakub Mensik collapsed on court after his second-round win and Novak Djokovic sweltered for almost four hours as players were made to work hard on another hot Paris day at the French Open.Temperatures reached the mid-30s in Celsius as the heatwave in France continued.Mensik, 20, was overcome with emotion and cramp as he fell to the floor after beating Argentina’s Mariano Navone 6-3 2-6 6-4 1-6 7-6 (13-11) in four hours and 40 minutes.The Czech – whose flashes of brilliance in his young career have been beset by injury – was struggling to move and needed eight match points to…